DIY Natural Bath Bombs

Everyone loves a nice relaxing at-home spa experience and there's no better way to relax with a homemade natural bath bomb. 

Here's how we make our bath bombs using only natural ingredients.

Ingredients

• 100g Bicarbonate of Soda
• 25g Cornflour
• 50g Citric Acid
• 2 tbsp oil (we prefer olive or coconut oil)
• 4 drops essential oil
• 2 drops liquid food colouring or a dry natural colour eg Madder
• Optional: Decorative lavender, or flower petals

These ingredients make 4 bath bombs.

Equipment

• Whisk
• Mixing bowl
• Spoon
• Muffin tin, yoghurt pot or biscuit cutters and a tray

Method

1. First, mix all the dry ingredients together (Bicarbonate of Soda, Cornflour and Citric Acid)

2. If you are adding a dry colour, add this to the same mixture

3. Mix the oil with the essential oil in a separate bowl. If you are adding food colouring, mix in with the wet ingredients 

4. Slowly add the oil to the dry ingredients, whisking the mixture together

5. Add a few drops of water and mix quickly. Note that water reacts with Citric Acid and will start to bubble so mix fast. It's best to complete this in a dry room.

6. Clump the mixture together in your hands and add to your baking tin or pot. Push down into the mould with a metal spoon.

7. Leave the mixture to dry for 2-4 hours 

8. Using a spoon, take the bath bombs out of the tray and store in an airtight container

We love to gift these homemade bath bombs at Christmas in a glass jar wrapped in twine and dried oranges and lemons.

Not up to making your own bath bombs, choose from handmade bath bombs from Bramblewood Soap Co. 

Have you tried these DIY bath bombs? Let us know in the comments!